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Redsn0w is a popular jailbreaking tool, maintained be The iPhone Dev Team. It has been used to jailbreak many iOS devices on various firmwares, over the past few years. The iPhone Dev Team have just released an update, with a few new bug fixes. Updates #5b and #5c:  Version b5b fixes an issue with using...

Apple has broken its silence over the much publicized issue over the use of contact data by iOS apps. In a statement to AllThingsD, the company had this to say: “Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines,” Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AllThingsD....

Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook was the guest speaker at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference. A passionate Tim Cook started off the afternoon by reiterating Apple's commitment to safe working conditions for supply chain employees. He was dead serious in his reiteration of Apple's commitment to improve working standards and transparency when it...

Yesterday a report surfaced over at MobileSyrup about an internal document from Telus noting its employees to be on the lookout for fake iPhones being returned at various Telus locations. Immediately what came to mind was the 'clay iPad in a box' return scam that hit stores such as Future Shop, Best Buy, Walmart and...

Realmac Software has finally released their much anticipated Clear to-do lists app for iPhone & iPod touch in the App Store. What makes this app unique is its beautiful interface and multi-touch gestural support. Much like iOS 5's Reminders app, users can create specific lists using different color themes. To create a new to-do, users can either pull...

WinZip, the popular file compression and management utility for desktops, has finally made its way to the iOS. An official WinZip app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad has just been released by WinZip Computing LLC which can now be downloaded for free from the App Store. The universal app is optimized for both iPhone and iPad with...

Over the last couple of years, Samsung and Apple have become a sort of "arch rivals" mainly due to the never ending battle of touchscreen smartphones and tablets. But when it comes to producing HDTVs, Samsung believes that Apple has a lot to catch up in this particular field. According to Chris Moseley, Samsung's AV product's...

When the iPhone 4S was launched, just a few months ago, it introduced a revolutionary assistant called Siri. At the time of launch, Apple said it was just in beta, and would improve as time went on. The default languages at launch were English, French, and German. Well it seems, that there will be another...

Last week's discovery of Path's unauthorized uploading of our personal data to their servers has had many people questioning how safe our information really is. Forbes now points to a 15 page study called PiOS: Detecting Privacy Leaks in iOS Applications written by a team of international university researchers. The team consists of Manuel Egele from the...

Virgin has introduced a few new features today (as noted by MobileSyrup), in particular a $5 unlimited text and picture messaging plan to the U.S., Canada, and International (texts must be sent from Canada). Another promo offers 50 free outgoing texts plus free caller ID and voicemail on all talk and text plans. If you...

The following was a guest review by iPhone enthusiast (and Jeremy Lin fan), @anothersamchan: I'm a big fan of minimalist design, so the Just Mobile Xtand Go was intriguing for me right off the bat. I spend an awful lot of time in my car, so I definitely wanted something that looked sleek. As I...

Tim Cook is set to speak at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference today, set to begin shortly at 12:30PM PST/3:30PM EST. The presentation will be live streamed via an audio webcast, which you can listen in on here. Welcome to the audio webcast of Tim Cook's presentation at the Goldman Sachs Technology and...